Exclusive Breakfast Briefing
From reports to intelligence - and the transition that makes it possible
Altron Digital Business and Microsoft | Microsoft Fabric Breakfast Briefing
Your Power BI investment was the right call. Microsoft Fabric is what comes next.
ltron Digital Business and Microsoft are hosting an invitation-only breakfast for senior data and technology leaders - a focused morning built around one question: what does Microsoft Fabric mean for your organisation, and what's the smartest way to move?
Why Attend
Microsoft Power BI Premium is evolving into Microsoft Fabric - a unified, AI-ready analytics platform that includes everything you rely on today, plus capabilities that simply weren't available before.
This isn't a disruption. It's an evolution.
Fabric gives your organisation a single, governed analytics platform - combining data engineering, warehousing, real-time intelligence, and AI in one place. The organisations moving now are building a competitive advantage that will be difficult to close later.
A clear understanding of what Microsoft Fabric means for your organisation
Practical guidance on moving from Power BI Premium to Fabric - with zero disruption
Direct access to Altron and Microsoft specialists
Peer conversation with other data and analytics leaders
Honest answers to your biggest concerns around cost, migration, and complexity
What Microsoft Fabric Gives You
Data Engineering
Build and orchestrate pipelines at scale.
Data Warehousing
Centralised, governed, full SQL support.
Real-Time Analytics
Act on live data as it happens.
Copilot Integration
Natural language queries and AI-assisted reports.
Agenda / Programme
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Arrival, coffee & networking |
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Welcome & scene-setting - framing the SA data landscape |
| 09:15 – 09:45 | Talking Point 1 - The hidden cost of data debt |
| 09:45 – 10:15 | Talking Point 2 - Is the dashboard dead? |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | Break |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Talking Point 3 - AI without clean data is expensive guessing |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Talking Point 4 - Data sovereignty as a board-level issue |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Talking Point 5 - The human side of AI adoption |
| 12:00 – 12:20 | Open round-table discussion - facilitated Q&A and peer exchange |
| 12:20 – 12:30 | Close & next steps - call to action and follow-up commitments |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Lunch & networking |
About The Hosts
Altron Digital Business
Altron Digital Business is a proudly South African enterprise IT services company, part of the Altron Group - a technology giant with over 60 years of industry experience. They help organisations operate, optimise, and transform through a comprehensive portfolio spanning Data & AI, Cloud Solutions, Enterprise Applications, Managed Services, and more.
https://digitalbusiness.altron.com/Microsoft South Africa
Microsoft is a global technology leader dedicated to empowering every person and organisation on the planet to achieve more. Through cloud, AI, productivity tools, and enterprise software, Microsoft helps businesses across every industry innovate and grow - with Microsoft Fabric being their latest step in making unified, AI-powered analytics accessible at scale.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-za